Qaqet
Qaqet is a Baining language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Qaqet (Kakat, Makakat, Maqaqet), or Baining, is a non-Austronesian language from the Baining family spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
From Wikipedia · Qaqet language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Qaqet
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | dyi3riNinamgi* | |
| eye | r3s3kNi3m* | |
| ear | asnd3mgi* | |
| nose | r3x3rimgi* | |
| tooth | arkiNi* | |
| tongue | oglbiNa* | |
| hand | N3rith* | |
| blood | 3x3r3k3* | |
| bone | sl3pki* | |
| skin | 3r3g3td3Nit* | |
| knee | r3bumbim* | |
| breast | ox3m3k* | |
| liver | niNgilk3* | |
| water | kainaki | |
| fire | 3ltiNgi* | |
| sun | niraxa* | |
| star | w3ld3N3x3* | |
| stone | dulk3* | |
| mountain | d3mgi* | |
| tree | munk3* | |
| leaf | N3rit* | |
| night | nir3x3* | |
| dog | d3Ng3* | |
| fish | s3li7k3* | |
| louse | EEtki* | |
| one | oxun3sk3* | |
| two | oxun3si3m* | |
| I | Nu3* | |
| drink | kupsuup* | |
| see | NiNi3m* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Ura (Papua New Guinea)Baining18% alike
- MaliBaining15% alike
- TaulilTaulil-Butam7% alike
- KokataPama-Nyungan7% alike
- Pintupi-LuritjaPama-Nyungan7% alike
- North SaamiUralic7% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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